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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-02-04

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EAY1EEVEE
u0hlE STUDY. Secure Business Education BY
HUME mail. J. O. Bryant,a College. Buffalo N. Y.

n1IllhA Messrh,ne n g. Cr5rSin 70
Vt 0Om Da. ). s T2rsxxs * f Lebanon MOI ' SEss.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17
EAsTEE SUNDAY.
Happy nay for she Members Of n
Whtte River Church.

Happy nay for she Members OF =
white River Church.
The first anniversary OF the White
River Congregational Church, located
II Christopher. King county, W. r.. vas
celebrated April 10, 1887. An hsur be-
fore the services our new bell paalsd
forth ifs glad notes calling all. far and
near. 20 the house OF Gnd. This IL a
stft from MIR. Robbins BAttell. Of New
lork. IL weighs 5os psGnds and 10 Of
the anesi quality.
There vas great cause fer rejoicing
this happy Easter morn. The Lord.
whose resarreetien We celebrated, had
81 mauifesily blessed rs dpTinR orr FIRST
wear that all felt like praisinE Him.
We hegan building orr chapel lane Il
iSs,S and dedicated u October a. IsS6.
IL Is paid for. A good organ has 10 {
been purchased the money for 10 beinR
raised by voluntary contributions.
Oar church membership IL yet small
And without the aid % many Who are
DOT members, we could noe have accom-
81 she'd all that we have. Oar Sunday
school nos numSers over ATTY.
The felisving resolutions were nnani
Seusly adopted;
N0NAHAS NJ Robbins hAttcil, 81
New foFk CITY. has presented u
White River Congregational Church 4
ans bell weighing sos pounds. therefore
be 10
Rssoiroi, That sc. members % tie
Cnaroh and congregation. eIpress cor
sncere thanks 90 Mr.. Bhien for this
generous Eift.
5rsa'rsd. That 4 copy % these rssols.
lions be spread upon oar church record
sn1 enpy ssut o. Mr.. Rsttell aud the
PuSg- INTEIElGENcER
Miss Eaeenia Hswitt. Clerk. Mr. J. Il.
Hewitt. Mr.. n Hewitt, MF. Z Gree.
Trustees Mr.. Thomas Chfistophaf. Mr..
David Winter. Mr.. Gen, Hart. Cunuatt
lee % 4 'ugFsRsiien: O. l. F0aler
pastor,
Christopher, ", T., April u. ISL.
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Seattle. Who delight IN art decoration.
know What spiendid subieet for s1ch
pssfins the new iodieiai chair ~ Il b
large eBo1gh 70 warrant the employ.
meat Of bali dozen pair Of hands. and
10 eur opinion the good ladies Of Seattle
ought 70 " fx IL up.s Green il 3 pre-
TsIiing shade Just n0w. and il souid be
eminently propsg TO decorate il with
Various . GFeenss designs. Suggestive to
JudRs Jones. when be Is eBsoc1sed
therein OF the I" peculisrN bent Of seat
tie ladies' ideaal Il would iBersase the
pleasure Of bis medifafivs smoke, as be
blows the wkifs upvsrd. and perhaps
be prolific Of good. Let's try L. Let's
trim Il ar
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puFpeae. Formexiy TIE squstsers wers
. bospltable Kaes 81 nen, hat they an
fast losing their rspatsfioa for he
virtue, 10 eunseqaencs Of The s1uersae
imp0sitioDe whioh have been rrsetioed
On thsm. The bnildinRs cornpxisfpa
tie home station ~ laras steep ran are
s5eoey ard n1saRsr in TIE exsrerne. ex
eept IN she settled disfrieta, when tue
boss nay very likely live In 4 hard
finished hO19s- TIE difieuities Of trans
porting szwr lumber into tke Interior
are very great. 30 that most Of the hcuaes
Of the bash nristoarsev are uof Fs1eh
better than lee eabins. 50 VAT i tie
extent o. serne 81 tie sheep runs. thaf 9
man maT Be riding inside fences all day
ana never noties ssRR that the sur
feundira eountFy ID rot waste aRd On
claimed. An nnerrsng sign Of tie nsaF
eenfieaity Of . settlsment are the
blsaehsd
TRUNKS AID LIMns - THx DxAp grn
TKKEs.
The latter are all wrnnp or Sirdled. in
she yieinisy Of civilization % prevent
theiF robbiDR the Grass Of the always
limited supply Of moisture. Itiaau erie
sight to ride thro1Rh AZ avenue Of these
dead gums BY moonlfRkL their fan.
tastiealiy shaped trunks and limbs sna
Resfing 70 one the bones Of extinct
nammoths. No wonder people p crazy
m the bush, for II ore have the eight
saf tinRe Of superstition 10 their veins,
there u plenty to kindls the spaKk OF
madness here The peculiar grey col
ored fauna, moving about Ia sush IN
eanny style, TIE huge sleeping lizards,
shriskinR eockatoos and lsazhinQ jaek
asses, eccord 20 yell With the souahre
coloFed landscape. that the lonely trav-
eier might easily delude himself Be vas
Ia some other world.
"Oer all there buaR 4 shadow and 9 fear
A sense OF mystery the spirit daunted,
And said, a. plain a. g whisper IN the
ear.
The place IL haunted"
The bush has q folk lore Of It's own.
and many tales are told Of the yahhoos,
bunyips and Wild oameIs. and there are
Riades and dells 10 the deep forest into
uhieh the most daring does not care
about penetrating. stiIl, there is q fas
cinati00 about bush life which IL unae-
niahle, and II this poor attempt AZ Dor
tfayinR Is meets with any encourage
ment the writer may have something
farther to say on she subject on some
future occasion. MuKRUMBIDGKK.
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HIGH LICENSE AND THE PKSN.
sYLvASIA w. G. Tt.
Eprroa Posr IErEILIarrorn:

EDITOR PosT IsTKLLIGEEoFR:
Some two or three weeks age. IN an
editorial under the head, "A Sensible
W. Q. II: u the impression was con-
ysyed that this organization in the
state OF Pennsylvania favored hieh
license. Net being entirely satisfied a.
% the correctness Of this impression,
clipped the article and enclosed IL with
. line 20 Miss Narcissa z. White, Of
that State, lady whose visit to eur CITY
some months ago IL still fresh in the
minds OF many Of our people. The an
sweF came TO me today, and believe Il
vii be OF interest TO many Of your
readers. II was as follows:
MKnoEB. Pa. April Sd, 1887.
Dear Mrs. Weed. am amused aud
amazed that such an utterly unfounded
wport--i. O., that the PENNSYLVANIA W.
@. 7. U. favored high licenae-shonld
have found its way into anv paper. The
Pennsylvania W. @. T. q. is a unit
against high license. Ieuclose A printed
statement from the President OF the
Pennsylvania W. O. T. U. upon this sob
iect. The absurd report was started bv
the Pittsburg Times ont Of whole cloth
Tor It's own purpose, viz, trying 70 get
support for the High License bin pesd.
ind In orr Legislature by claiming the
B0werfui organization of our State w
q. L. U. as favorable TO it, 50 the Times
printed a statement that Mrs Swift. orr
state President. bad stated 10 an inter.
vlew that she was favorable 60 IL; also
tnat MRS. WtttenmyeF, onF auperintend-
ent OF legal work. was at the Lseisla-
tnre working for the High License bill.
Mrs. swifts personal refntatisn shows
bow false this Statements il.
With best wishes for the temperance
sause 10 Washington Territory aud else
where. yours. NARcIssA r. WHTrR.
And here is the statement referred tc:
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NV attention has bean called 10 a
statement In the public press, whieh
utterly misrepreeants nv sentiments and
those Of the W.O. 7. q. The Pitsshnrg
Times having drst published the item,
and then declined 20 insert IN IT, columns
denial 0rsr me- 0iea signature, am
compelled In justice TO myself and for
the honor n oar UsioHs. 20 adopt this
method Of correction. did not say 20
any one that ! was in favor OF high Ii.
ceRae, for am NOT. do not believe in
licensing any sr2 thing. / de not receg
uiEe the riRht Of the saloon 70 srisf.
The State Union which have the honor
10 represent stands a unit cor the pFin-
etples Of prohibition, constitutional and
statutory.
The statement IL also made that Mrs.
WittenmysF had been in Harrisburg in
the interest Of High License bill. and
speaking throughout the State for IL.
which Is false In every particular, ard
70 those who know her aud her life werk
Ia simply absurd. She has been 10
Harrisburg In the interest Of q eonstitu-
tinnal pFohibitoFy amendment aud other
legislation in which We are interested.
FRAScEs l., SWIFT,
Presidents Pa. w. O. 4. u.
Allegheny. March q, 1887.
All Of which is most respectfully sub
mitted. A. NJ. W.
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M. waIrsET TO m. mEEkER.

EDEroR Posi- IxrELIISKEoKR:
In Familiar Talks" I am taken 20
task for milking nay string of cows
/ am told that / have 80 much 20 man
age that I cannot afford 20 work, etc.
That I have 80 much to manage" i
Just the reason do miik the COWS. /
have learned that to make Gilt edged
butter everything must be managed
snd the owners eye must be kept wide
open and often around TO see the whole
business. and / have found no better
way than to ''miIk nv string Of cows
and pass through the dairy very often
on my way to and from the barn. / want
10 knov the COWS are properly fed and
watered that the stables are kept
cleaned and bedded with plenty Of fresh
81 rev; that the nodsrs are clean: that
the milking Is quietly and rapidly done;
that the COWS are kindly treated and
never, no. uevsK struck blow OF sbused
in any way. Whatever excites COW in
any way or renders her uncomfortable
or restless not only lessons the quantity
Of milk bat affects the qsality also. /
want in my barn no unnecessary talk
inc. no pounding or abuse Of cows, no
smoking, no cold air or drafts. no musty
hay or grain, 10 bad air from lack Of
ventilation. no seFub COWS that will not
paw their keeping. and no horses.
A year ago my cows were managed
With Rosd- sticks, milking stosls, boots
and profanity. All thought there was
no other way. ! said, "Lst as reform,
and We reformed They had no warm
comfortable stable. | built one. Bui
little good milk blood in them.
bought q Helstein. Lots Of ugly horns
that were Of no use to them except &c
render each other as uncomfortable 81
possible and cause the death Of at lsasi
three in my little herd within year.
ent them of. Will tell in my mex
something (but not ''all know abou
dehoFning. r. Z WHITNEY.
PadelIa W. T., April Is. 1887.
Embroidery and Lace SAle.-To at
tract embroidery and lace buyers, real
a :. \
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STRAWBERRIES.

TNHE H0UGHTJN FRUIT GROW
i ers' Association will receive sealed
proposals from persons d string to handle
all OF their straw bsrries for the season. to
be opened At the HoHghtoR schoolhousa.
AZ O'Clock p. m, on Apil 18Th. Bids
the terms of pa ment~ and whether the
berries will BE- taken on hos I'd the steam
er or az tie wharf at Laurel Shade or
jackson 81 -eef. Bonds vii be required
FOR The faithful performances Of contract.
The right 70 reject any or all bids Is re-
served. Address
EDWARD NILSSON.
Secretary Houghtan Fruit Growers As
socisfion. Hoaghtnn. Wash Ter.
r. L. NoRTuuP Commi'tfe. ap2aplS
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Tasi psoduces thst beastifal. soft and
delieats esmpssxion and leaves no traces
81 rs app iostiau % iniarious saaSssy
The answer Nfsr-oN's RozSKrrSx &C
eoEnFltsAss all sais and IS pr5uOausea
BY ladies q taste ard refinement tie
usosi aeliehlfal tailes htt3ole ever prc-
3acea. saarsz'oss ontsr forfsiturs
u $1,000 % be aasolutsiv FREE fsoun
harmful 90 iE5aficas substances. For
sale BY 4. r. SruwAET. mr9 Wase.kslv
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

ftoo0ao agssi1u sac u eIstAire ara
sert.' fernishiuc ensss. h~ire So
stock q J. BAam & Co. sold a. seer. a.
sAla lAst seek Ia sac fgkrci<co ter sgst
eash- Oar kaysr. - tie Alert u5sh
feAdy cab. rakrd In stsaut &s0ooo sarth
= lees Soan est q material Tox1As
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

NaRs PEISgo. LATE OF : A. FRAN
VI cisen. respectfully informs the Ia 7ies
% Seattle and Vi unity that she hes ~
surned her b siness o. dress ard cloak
nsAkiag two dOors north % The Young
Mems Chrlstian Association building
where sfe l. prepared % make walking
riding ball wedding OF 1nourntn suits,
ty-fve year expsr i~nce N the b sfness
she feels confident q civ nE enf re salts
action. both IN style. fit and frish
Price very moderate Cutting AMI efting
81. I shall also keep ladies hous- dresses
rezsiy-rA-e always on hand api0 I'm
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PIANO TUNING.

DROP. A l. FRANCIS. or PORT
4 and. viii be In Seattle Abnut the 18Th
OF . i month p ady 70 tune pianos. Any
one having instruments 20 b tuned viii
please leave orders a. Lowman 4 Han
f1rdA sDlf =
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Commercial street.
WANTED.

Farm hands. S26 70 $50.
LaboTers. 81 day.
2 carpenters. $50 month. Mil bands.
Roy, Is years. for farm. BIS month.
Mixer, SO month
Railroad choppers and laboie-s.
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ATTENTION. LADIES

COMMITTING NEW AND ELK0Ats
"a Elf ffting. Preach tail II syBta1 v
cutting Dresses. Cioaks. ETC. No 90.
ont the little piece IN back ~ = -
forua side body. - all other chart 49,
20. which has taken two years h4rl 4
and .s FIR your q nveniecc,. - a
uafna. Have also q sleeve gYbtrm.
cons given any dAy and ~ al honf&
Terra. 81. Please ell ard see
8. o. GOUCHEh
Marion 81. between second a.
Seattle. W. 7. mn&
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To THE PEOPLE or SEATTLE
AND OTHERS.

CURTAIN UNsCRUPULOUs PA
~ sons have represented to eur detrf-
ment that we manufacture only cheap
soApa. Intentionally conveying the idea
thar our soaps Are Of poor quality. when
Such u NOT THE CASE ThoaRh IN enc
sense Of the word our soaps are cheap. the
purchAser IL getting more soap Of q sure
rior quality than Of certain higher priced
soaps. We mske all grades ~ lsun ~
and househelf soaps and pgeiaily renon
mend our WESTERN QUEEN sAvON
- s1itaole for all uses aud slwaFs giving
fAtisfa -tion- Because Of the tAoToughness
with which this snap cieansea do not
Think that IL Injuries the clOthiBg We
6 guarantee satisfaction fnorey re 'unded n
etbe- wtsei and fhst q win not huFs the
haeds or in1are The most delicate fabric.
Do yo1 vi b - build M yoGr home in
dustriesi II 20. you Wili and ~ deserving
81 your patronage Insist upon the use OF
only this soA1 In your household Ask
your grocer for II snd take No nther than
tie Western Queen Ssyop. We ask you
a. favor due - your home indu tries 10
purchase sue box Of this soap and give IL
a tho ouRh trial.
fe2 SEATTLE SOAP CO.
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Fine lot. room house ard stable, kley-
enth and Jackson streets, $500.
Lot s. hl IS Terry's lst. house and iH-
lots rs ard 10. bl 70 Nc AIeer's, Ssa5 and
The 4 best lots in bl 81 Moss "a. $50 eech.
rlea-ed lots in Bigelow's al. SO sue -
III 20 MayuArd's axe W ashingtor. S24a
Iots ard {. 81 gS Tervy's -. $500.
Cieares lots. bl Iawler's, SIS
lots 5 and 8. hl p Teslevs Let. Sa2S.
House and let on sixth street Sls0
Furnished restaurants. S2l5 and Sl5l
CITY hotel 5000. steam laundry. Sa
loon and lodging house. Vacant govern
meat claims uaft bottom land 80 im-
. owed ranches. $50 20 $500
Nfort~agas On solid property, Sleo TO
$40 Gco. City and county se-in. -
New sud secondhand safes
ve-nier comp sss and surveying
outfit. $50.
Complete boarding and lod-ivg house
Is rooms, on Columbia street SIS.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Up TO a few weeks ago | considered
myself the champion Dyspeptic of
America During the years ! have
been afflicted | have tried almost
everything claimed to be a specific
for Dyspepsia in the hope of finding
something that would afford perLna-
nent relief. ! had about made up
my mind to abandon all medicines
when / noticed an endorsement of
Simmons Liver Regu stor by prom
inent Georgian, a jurist whom / knew
and concluded to try its effects in my
case. have used but two bottles,
and am satisfied that | have struck
the right thing at last felt its ben
eficial effects almost Immediately.
Unlike all other preparations of a
similar kind, no special instructions
are required as TO what one shall or
shall not eat, This fact alone ought
to commend 1t 10 all troubled with
Dyspepsia. J. n HOLMES,
VfnaIanI n
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IL SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOL
i Lars In the way OF building wharyes
AID coal bupkers In Minors addition.
which has
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GENERAL INSURANCE AND COM
~ mission business. First ella Foreign
and American companies rspre sented.
CONNER ial st.. Seattle. w r, apl5 In
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Embroidery and Lace SAle.-To at
tract embroidery and lace buyers, read
ToKLAs d SIEoERMAN's advertisement.
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II - scot The switches Bat u soa
~tii uoslee eoS uuhsaoDiuE tney Ara. I
81 sare va Stll aErae sish the pei.
ieaf "a al tltnEs, IN uauutr snd
style, lee trus eHcslieucs = sinpiteslv.v
AAa yea vili leave Il yoaF switch. Pos.
rrgeAt, dAiufy boGEei, particularly
as tar aelicsts shs2e< Bes IL F-sas. A..
2ruasv locstuE see sfrtu hoiiinF %
ISL caeo sWaicA, - 3 eeu hluafo -
sEt u1s % b szrpSszza n uoars q sra
so1sosss n ali the aEasls q O. Z. On
and Uto ever heard = posa nrsis- 4
sgushf
EsE grpsc4kL CHAIa
We woadss 90 azy Il TIE ladies a
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WE SAID SOMETHING
couNT ~ svTrcHEs

Which attend your church. | waa
cured IN this way Of wearing one and I
want 20 cure you. Now yon never saw
= voman Who wore a switch Who did not
tie Il on With = shoes;ring. or a piece o.
one ! Well, ! was cured in church. |
am 3 regular attendant, bat no matter
where she usher seats me. I alwAys Get
behind the woman who vears q switch
tied on With shoestring. YOu know
when people sre paying attention 90 the
sermon or the minister, their heads are
apt 90 remain stationary for uumber
OF minutes ~ time. and these station.
airy moments are trying 90 switches.
Jus as likely a. not
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To loan sSo0 and ss0oa on good security
Hauss@ - rent Money fer investment
Women and sir,s At SIS 20 50.
, 1887-01-22

With all its boasted excellence in manu-
features the western world has still some
thing to learn from the east. Neither
Sheffield nor Birmingham, with all their
skill, are able TO turn out a sword blade
which can begin to compare with the
wonderful sabers of Japan. For fneness
of temper and keenness of edge they are
unequaled in the modern world, and can
scarcely be matched by the blades for
merly forged in Damascus and Toledo.
A common feat for u Japanese soldier is
to cut "a pig in two at a single blow; and
l have seen bars of lead, and even OF iron,
divided by these weapons without u notch
or imperfection being visible on the blade.
While not possessing the marvellous dex-
terity of the Sikh swordsman, the Japan
ese would be most formidable adversaries
In hand-to-hand fighting.
On the occasion of the murder of Rich
ardson and his party, u fate which, by
the way, they brought on themselves, u
a horses hind leg was completely severed
from the body by Il stroke from one OF
the terrible two-handed swords. Asword
of superior excellence is preserved as an
heirloom in the SatsuIna family, and with
this blade | have seen a leaf floating On
the stream cut in two by merely being al
lowed to drift against the edge. The
japanese understand the tempering of
sword blades better than any other people,
and all the efforts made by the British
government a short time ago to produce
as fine an article failed utterly.-Tokio
Cor. Globe-D Democrat.
, 1887-01-22

An eastern magazine writer was enter
tertained by several gentlemen in a west
ern city, and introduced the topic of fresh
periodical literature and suggested that
some of the party might do something in
that line. several of the party thought
fully smiled at the recollection Of neat
printed missnes from their guest laid
awny In their desks At home There is u
western story Of one OF these eastern cdi-
tors being 81 much interested in the rela-
ton OF certain circumstance by his neigh
Dor at n dinner that he said he would bc
glad If his neighbor would write him an
article on tho subject The gentleman had
simply been giving the editor all hc could
remember OF n paper recently rejected by
the interested editor. II is possible that
In these instances the contributor talked
better than he wrote, or perhaps the din
ner table had a more soothing influence
than the sanctum. -Courier-Journal
, 1887-01-22

Any man who wants 10 make II quick
and certain fortune, - observed IL Broad
way druggist the other day, ''can do it
by %inventing a SURE cur for corns. 1t
doesn't matter how many there are,
there's always o for me more.
Corns are n universal weakness of the
American people. There isn't a day that
l do not nave calls for corn cures from
anywhere from so to $50 men, women,
girls and boys"
is there any actual sure cure for
corns?" | asked him.
That depends" said he, There is
hardly II remedy that would not remove
corns if the people who use it did not
wear shoes. The trouble is that while
they are d~octoring the corn they are con
tinuing the friction and pressure that
originally produced it. But, whether
they cure or not, the good remedies, if
properly applied, keep the corn from in
creasing or hardening and reduce its an
noyance to a minimum. There are hun
dreds Of people who employ a chiropo-
dist by the year at a contract price, and it
is his duty to keep their corns pared down
and their feet in order. The corn cures
enable people who canno afford this
luxury to care for their own toes with
little waste of time or trouble. ALFRED
Tumble in New York News.
, 1887-01-22
Tho Inhabitants of Hong Kong.

The Chinese population of Hong Kong
IA very large and affords an excellent OPP
portunity to study the progress of civil
ling influences. The water front at all
times presents n varied and exciting
scene. Coolies everywhere; chair coolies,
pOrters carrying huge bales and bundles
from the Honge to the wharves, each
bale slung on a bamboo pole; the street
peddlers with every conceivable article
in demand by the coolie population; the
Sink policemen, with their gorgeous tur-
bans, and armed with stick and sword:
the j~auntily dressed soldiers, each one
with his cane-which it seems they are
required by army regulations to carry
whenever off duty, in order to keep their
hands occupied; the innumerable sampans
with their floating population, who are
born, raised and die in these little boats.
All combine to form a scene which oncc
viewed can never be forgotten.
As for the sampans. Imagine it! A
narrow boat Of about five feet beam by
thirty feet long, and at its deepest part
only three feet, with "A portion of its
space taken up by a small cabin about
three feet long and open to the heavens,
the birthplace and home of an entire
family. Frequently one meets with IL
family OF ten people living in one of these
boats, the mother, with the baby strapped
to her back, pulling an oar, while the
child's head hobs back and forth with
every stroke, giving one an idea hat de-
capitation must inevitably result, while
husbands and all the older children, both
girls and boys, handle the oars, leaving
the steering 10 be done by the youngster
who is just about old enough to walk.
Yet they appear contented and happy.
One thing is certain, they have the art of
living economically down to q fine point.
Detroit Free Press.